Justin Bieber and others who talked back

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Updated 4:37 PM ET, Wed March 12, 2014

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Stars bite back at the media – Selena Gomez hasn't had the easiest year, but the actress and singer says she isn't letting her critics get her down. "I get picked on by grown adults all the time," the 22-year-old told E!. "Trust me, it's hard. I've had my moments where I've let them get to me but I refuse to let them win."

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Stars bite back at the media – A New York Times critic felt the biting criticism of TV doyenne Shonda Rhimes Friday after a Times story referred to the "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" powerhouse as "an angry black woman." "I didn't know I was one!" Rhimes replied in a series of tweets. "I'm 'angry' AND a ROMANCE WRITER?!! I'm going to need to put down the Internet and go dance this one out."

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Stars bite back at the media – Rihanna is steaming. A song by the singer -- who was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009 -- was pulled from "Thursday Night Football" in September 2014 amid coverage of domestic violence and the Ray Rice scandal. She later tweeted, "CBS you pulled my song last week, now you wanna slide it back in this Thursday? NO, F*** you! Y'all are sad for penalizing me for this."

Stars bite back at the media – Don't mess with George Clooney's family -- or his fiancee. The actor made a personal response to the UK's Daily Mail on July 9 after spotting an article in the paper about his soon-to-be-bride, Amal Alamuddin, and her mother. With the paper said that Clooney's future mother-in-law was trying to stop the wedding, Clooney quickly fought back, calling the article "dangerous" and "completely fabricated." The actor won this round; The Daily Mail swiftly deleted the piece.

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Stars bite back at the media – Joan Rivers' interview with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield on July 5 went awry when Rivers took offense to Whitfield's line of questioning about her new book and walked out on the Q&A. Speaking to "Access Hollywood" after her angry exit, Rivers said she felt like she was being interrogated. "It's not the Nuremberg Trials. She was going at me so negatively. ... It's a funny book," Rivers said. "It's like, you don't say to the Olsen twins, 'What's your favorite place to vomit?' ... I really did get mad."

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Stars bite back at the media – James Franco lashed out at The New York Times and its theater critic, Ben Brantley, over a lukewarm review of the "Of Mice and Men" Broadway revival in which Franco stars. "Brantley is such a little b****," the actor said in an Instagram takedown that he later removed -- but not before it was screengrabbed for posterity.

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Stars bite back at the media – Alec Baldwin is another actor who readily battles with the press. From the New York Times to MSNBC and TMZ, Baldwin is never at a loss for words.

Stars bite back at the media – In 2010, Mel Gibson was being interviewed about his film "Edge of Darkness" by WGN Chicago reporter Dean Richards when Richards asked about scandals including his drinking problem and an anti-Semitic rant. "That's almost four years ago, dude. I've moved on. I guess you haven't," Gibson said. The actor could be heard calling Richards an a**hole at the conclusion.

Stars bite back at the media – Who can forget the 2005 "Today Show" interview when Tom Cruise, taking exception to Matt Lauer's questions, accused the host of being "glib"? "Matt, you're glib. ... You don't even know what Ritalin is," Cruise said during a discussion about prescription drugs. It was a little tense.